Snowshoe Falls
Snowshoe Falls is a waterfall in King County, Washington, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1526054. It sits at 1080 metres above sea level.
Federal profile, 2026
Everything below is the federal record for this place, with each value's source named.
| Name | Snowshoe Falls |
|---|---|
| GNIS feature ID | 1526054 |
| Kind of place | Falls |
| State | Washington |
| County | King |
| Latitude | 47.43428 |
| Longitude | -121.45509 |
| USGS topographic map | Snoqualmie Pass |
| First recorded | 09/10/1979 |
| Elevationcalculated | 1080 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate |
| Elevation (feet)calculated | 3543 ftelevation_m * 3.28084 |
Other waterfalls
Other places in King County
Questions
Where is Snowshoe Falls?
In King County, Washington, at 47.43428, -121.45509. The USGS records it on the Snoqualmie Pass topographic map.
How high is Snowshoe Falls?
1080 metres (3543 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.
What kind of place is Snowshoe Falls?
The U.S. Geological Survey classifies it as a waterfall in the Geographic Names Information System.
Where does this information come from?
The Geographic Names Information System, published by the U.S. Geological Survey, with elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Both are works of the United States government and are not subject to copyright in the United States.
Method and sources
The name, class, county and coordinates come from the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System, the federal register of place names. Elevation is read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate. Values shown as calculated are arithmetic over those fields and are not separate measurements. Nothing on this page describes what the place is like to visit: no one writing it has been there, and the federal record does not say.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Domestic Names, 2026
- USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service